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By: Wraith

Wraith — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:46:15 +0000

You aren’t fooling anyone, Mr. Quesada. Shouldn’t you be getting back to work?

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:14:22 +0000

Can you really not? I don’t understand why that’s so hard to do.

By: Wraith

Wraith — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:42:25 +0000

There’s definitely a reason Mr. Quesada is still in the Editor in Chief office. And strangely enough I don’t think it has to do with compromising photographs of Alan Fine or Dan Buckley.

He’s genuinely done quite well by his employer. But, when he talks about a desire to “treat these characters in the best, most respectful way…” No. Heh, no, can’t keep a straight face.

By: r

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:40:11 +0000

I believe Joe Quesada when he says, “We go in there saying ‘How are we going to do the best possible stories? How are we going to keep our readers entertained and treat these characters in the best, most respectful way…” It’s their job to be creative and keep the company going by attracting readers.

What I don’t always agree with are his ways of hyping stories/responding to criticism. Quotes like “dead means dead” and “it’s magic; we don’t have to explain it,” don’t show a lot of respect to readers who have invested, in a lot of instances, a lot of their time (and money). It’s brushing off their concerns as not being worth much.

Not that this post can do much good, but it’s important to remember that someone like Joe Quesada wears many different hats. I may not agree with him as a “hype man,” but I do think he’s been able to pull together a lot of talented creators and, from them, put together a lot of interesting stories (many that read best in trades).

That’s just my opinion.

By: Wraith

Wraith — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:48:46 +0000

It depends. If you found nothing funny about “dead means dead” or “it’s magic; we don’t have to explain it,” either then… probably nothing.

By: Joe H

Joe H — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:43:01 +0000

I don’t understand. What’s so funny?

By: Wraith

Wraith — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:03:21 +0000

Yeah, respect to Sparky and his family for integrity.

On another note: “We go in there saying ‘How are we going to do the best possible stories? How are we going to keep our readers entertained and treat these characters in the best, most respectful way…”

Aaaaaah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Ohhhhh Joe, seriously, you’re so funny. Ohhhh mama, that’ll keep me chuckling for a good week or more. Heeee hee hee hee hee.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:56:07 +0000

Very nice to see that Schulz’s family are more concerned about artistic integrity than money. It got me thinking that all my favorite strips, had just the one creator throughout. At least to my knowledge. Like Bill Watterson and Gary Larson.